Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece

Greece: Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity was 10.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10.6%
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
10th
of 26 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2020
All-time low
7.2%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece, 2008–2020

02.557.5102008201420202008: 7.22009: 8.52010: 7.22011: 7.52012: 7.82013: 9.42014: 10.12015: 10.52016: 9.72017: 9.92018: 9.72019: 8.92020: 10.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece peaked at 10.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2010.

Greece ranks 10th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity to pay for health care (food, housing and utilities approach - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national) in Greece, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 7.2%
2009 8.5% +17.6%
2010 7.2% -15.8%
2011 7.5% +4.9%
2012 7.8% +4.5%
2013 9.4% +19.7%
2014 10.1% +7.7%
2015 10.5% +4.1%
2016 9.7% -7.8%
2017 9.9% +2.3%
2018 9.7% -1.9%
2019 8.9% -9.1%
2020 10.6% +20.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 10.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.4%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 10.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.9% 7.2% 8.5% 2
2010s 9.1% 7.2% 10.5% 10
2020s 10.6% 10.6% 10.6% 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 7 Serbia 12.2% compare
  2. 8 Hungary 11.6% compare
  3. 9 Moldova 11.2% compare
  4. 11 Italy 9.9% compare
  5. 12 Montenegro 9.4% compare
  6. 13 Poland 9.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece?
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity in Greece was 10.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2010.
How does Greece rank for households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity?
Greece ranks 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
Is households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity to pay for health care (food, housing and utilities approach - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity to pay for health care (food, housing and utilities approach - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
26 places, 297 data points, 2000–2021
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